Philip Perry's Sketch of the Ancient British History: A Critical Edition

This book presents a thorough edition of a so-far unpublished manuscript preserved at St Alban's English College in Valladolid, Spain. Written by Philip M. Perry, who was rector of this Catholic seminary from 1768 until his death in 1774, the Sketch of the Ancient British History provides a historical account stretching from the arrival of the Romans in Britain up to and including St ColumbaOCOs Christianizing mission in the sixth century and possesses an intrinsic value insofar as it is genuin...